The narrative
Airbus is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military airlifters, with a 40-plus year track record of innovation, technological firsts and industry milestones.
A comprehensive history of Airbus is provided in the chapters below – which cover the company’s creation and launch of the game-changing A300, all the way to its continued leadership in the 21st century and new-generation A380 and A350 XWB programmes.
Event
Orders & deliveries
Downloadable assets
- Airbus 40 years of innovation - timeline illustrated
- About Airbus - backgrounder
Creating added value while minimising environmental impact at every step of the aircraft life-cycle:
Around the clock... around the world
Out-sized cargo transport
NEW! Supporting “Plant a Pledge”, the largest land restoration initiative ever
Thinking global, acting local
A320neo Family shows strong start at Le Bourget Airport
NEW! Follow the industrial adventure of the A350 XWB by regularly visiting the www.a350xwb.com dedicated website
Application process and link to EADS online e-Recruiting tool 
First Flight scheduled on June 14, Toulouse, France
History
Environment
Aircraft families
FAQs
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